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Old Thu Mar 04, 2010, 06:18pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
From the 2010 FED softball interps:

With no outs & R1, B2 hits an over-the-fence home run. R1 scores and as B2 rounds third, her teammates line uo on the third-base foul line and give her "high fives" as she heads for home. One teammate reaches out & pushes her toward home plate.

RULING: Even though this is during a dead ball, the teammate who pushed B2 toward is in violation of assisting a runner. R1's run counts, and B2 is called out for being physically assisted.
Well, that is how the rule reads. Does not have the "live ball" qualifier ASA does.
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